वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-29, verse-12

तावापतन्तौ सहसा दृष्ट्वा राजीवलोचनः ।
लक्ष्मणं त्वभिसंप्रेक्ष्य रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१२॥

12. tāvāpatantau sahasā dṛṣṭvā rājīvalocanaḥ ,
lakṣmaṇaṃ tvabhisaṃprekṣya rāmo vacanamabravīt.

12. tāu āpatantau sahasā dṛṣṭvā rājīvalocanaḥ
lakṣmaṇam tu abhisaṃprekṣya rāmaḥ vacanam abravīt

12. rāmaḥ rājīvalocanaḥ tāu sahasā āpatantau dṛṣṭvā,
tu lakṣmaṇam abhisaṃprekṣya,
vacanam abravīt

12. Seeing those two (demons) suddenly approaching, the lotus-eyed Rāma, looking towards Lakṣmaṇa, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• ताउ (tāu) - those two (demons, Marīca and Subāhu) (those two)

• आपतन्तौ (āpatantau) - approaching, falling upon

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, forcibly

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• राजीवलोचनः (rājīvalocanaḥ) - the lotus-eyed (Rāma) (lotus-eyed)

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

• अभिसंप्रेक्ष्य (abhisaṁprekṣya) - having looked towards, having perceived

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

ताउ (tāu) - those two (demons, Marīca and Subāhu) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

आपतन्तौ (āpatantau) - approaching, falling upon

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of āpatat

āpatat - approaching, falling, descending

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb ā-pat (to fall, to come towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tāu'.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, forcibly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राजीवलोचनः (rājīvalocanaḥ) - the lotus-eyed (Rāma) (lotus-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājīvalocana

rājīvalocana - lotus-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rājīva+locana)

• rājīva – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'loc' to see
  Root: loc (class 10)

Note: Epithet for Rāma.

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)

Note: Object of 'abhisaṃprekṣya'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अभिसंप्रेक्ष्य (abhisaṁprekṣya) - having looked towards, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefixes abhi, sam, pra, and suffix -ya

Prefixes: abhi+sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name)

Note: Subject.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, utterance

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Past Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

Root: brū (class 2)